40’ Heavy Duty, Low Floor Battery Electric Transit Buses and Charging Unit

Section 143-129 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the Town of Chapel Hill (herein referred to as “Town”) is inviting sealed Bids from responsible and responsive companies for its battery electric bus procurement to be furnished to the Town of Chapel Hill, N.C. Seal Bids will be received by the Purchasing & Contracts Manager at Town Hall,
405 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Chapel Hill, N.C. 27514, on July 18, 2018 at 2:00p.m., at which time they will be publicly opened and read.
The Town intends to order 40 foot Heavy Duty, Low Floor, Battery Electric Transit Buses, charging units, optional equipment, identified spare parts, and special tools over the course of a five (5) year contract period.
The Town will hold a pre-bid conference on
April 16, 2018 at 2:00p.m. in the Admin Conference Room, Chapel Hill Transit, 2nd floor, 6900 Millhouse Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. All potential proposer are invited to attend however attendance is
not mandatory.

Instructions to Bidders, Specifications, Schedule of Events, and all required forms can be obtained from the Town’s website at
www.townofchapelhill.org (Click on “Bid Notices” option). All questions must be submitted in writing to Kathryn McMillan, Procurement Specialist, at
kmcmillan@townofchapelhill.org by 5:00pm,
May 18, 2018. Responses to the questions received will be issued as an Addendum by
June 20, 2018 and will be published on the Town’s website.
Proposal submittal questions should be directed to Zakia Alam, Purchasing and Contracts Manager, at (919) 969-5022 or email at
zalam@townofchapelhill.org.
Three (3) hard copies of the proposal plus one (1) electronic copy of all materials on compact discs (CDs) or Electronic Memory Drive in pdf format must be submitted in a sealed envelope, clearly marked with
“Bid P18-108: 40ft Heavy Duty Low Floor Battery Electric Buses
” on the exterior. Bids shall be addressed to:
Purchasing and Contracts Manager Town of Chapel Hill
405 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
It is the responsibility of the Bidder to have the Bids delivered to the address above by the specified time and date of opening. The Town does not take responsibility for any Bids not delivered on time and shall be returned unopened.
The Town reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers and to accept the bid most favorable for the Town of Chapel Hill.